Strange Gardens

1h 35min

Comedy

Drama

Lucien, 14, can’t understand why his father, a serious and respected teacher, makes a fool of himself by dressing up as a clown and giving a show. André, Lucien’s father’s best friend, feels for the teenager and decides to reveal something from their mutual past that will explain the reason for Lucien’s father’s strange behavior.

Production Companies

Canal+

France 2 Cinéma

France 3 Cinéma

ICE3

UGC

Cast

Jacques Villeret

Jacques Villeret

Jacques Pouzay
André Dussollier

André Dussollier

André Designy
Thierry Lhermitte

Thierry Lhermitte

Thierry Plaisance
Benoît Magimel

Benoît Magimel

Emile Bailleul
Suzanne Flon

Suzanne Flon

Marie Gerbier
Isabelle Candelier

Isabelle Candelier

Louise, Jacques' wife
Victor Garrivier

Victor Garrivier

Félix Gerbier
Damien Jouillerot

Damien Jouillerot

Lucien, Jacques's son
Jean-Claude Durand

Jean-Claude Durand

Raoul, aka 'Cul Fanny'
Michel Cordes

Michel Cordes

Boss of the shooting
Nina-Paloma Polly

Nina-Paloma Polly

Françoise, Jacques' daughter
Mélanie Baxter-Jones

Mélanie Baxter-Jones

Emile's daughter in 1944
Juliette Delfau

Juliette Delfau

Girl at the village hall
Romaine Friess

Romaine Friess

Girl at the village hall
Jacques Giraud

Jacques Giraud

Station master
Gilles Jacquet

Gilles Jacquet

Rural warden
Bernard Bolzinger

Bernard Bolzinger

Man in town hall
Alexander Held

Alexander Held

SS officer
Ernst-Georg Schwill

Ernst-Georg Schwill

Sergeant at the station
Karl Jürgen Sihler

Karl Jürgen Sihler

SS interpreter
Oliver Stern

Oliver Stern

Referral sentry

Release date

26th Mar 2003

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français